| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Abraham, Spaulding Mountain, Sugarloaf Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Firewardens Trail, Mt. Abraham Trail, Appalachian Trail, Spaulding Side Trail, Sugarloaf Mountain Trail, ski trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the trailhead on Rapid Stream Road. After seeing a roller near the beginning of the dirt section,i had hopes of a smooth ride ahead.... My hope was rapidly diminished as the road is quite rough, max speed for my common sedan was 6mph. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Low despite recent rain |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A walkaround blowdown on Firewardens Trail, There are 3 blowdowns just below the MATC box on Mount Abraham trail. 1 very low duckunder, 1 small stepover and 1 large blowdown across the trail with a herdpath established. Before the tensite there is also 1 large straddler |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
2 well behaved doggos just below Spaulding Spur |
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 | Bugs: |
not bad today |
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 | Lost and Found: |
came upon a large couch just below Sugarloaf summit(ski trail side) ive now seen it all.. |
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 | Comments: |
Excellent hike of these peaks. Water sources are plentiful on FW trail below the tensite. i prefer the water at the 2nd to last crossing before TS. The water supply for Spaulding Lean-to while low, its still very viable and cold.I did encounter a very curious pine marten on p
the Mt Abraham trail.it was nice chatting today with the hiker very close to finishing their NE 111. Best of luck at Baxter!! |
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 | Name: |
scottb |
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 | E-Mail: |
mainebeefman@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-07-20 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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